Famous Residents
Famous actor who played the stoner "Jeff Spicoli" in Fast Times at Ridgemont High..
Sean Penn
This road in Ross has a tree growing in the middle of it.
Wellington Avenue
Following San Rafael and Novato, this is the 3rd largest City in Marin County by population
Mill Valley
Ross was named after this 19th century business man
James Ross
1990's TV show that featured a guy named Ross as a main character
Friends
He is the long time bass player for the Grateful Dead
Phil Lesh
Famous colonial open area created for public gatherings that inspired the naming of Ross Common
Boston Common
Well known foot race from Mill Valley to Stinson Beach
Dipsea
This local street was originally called "Wadsworth Lane"
Shady Lane
This "supreme" performer also "sings the blues"
Diana Ross
He is the lead singer for "the News"
Huey Lewis
He is a well known sculptor who created the Ross bear statue in front of Town Hall
"Benny" Bufano
Do you feel lucky punk? then you will know the town where this famous final scene of "Dirty Harry" was filmed
Larkspur
This historic event in the early 1900's also caused the first major migration of new residents to Ross
San Francisco Earthquake
Fort Ross was originally established and settled by what foreign country?
Russia
Best known for her cooking show in the '70's, she was a resident at Branson
Julia Child
He was known as the "Master Builder" of the 5 reinforced concrete bridges built in Ross
John Buck Leonard
With the help of Jerry Garcia, this Marin County-based country/folk band was a 1970's spin off from the Grateful Dead.
New Riders of the Purple Sage
"Ross Landing" (though actually in Kentfield) was used mainly to load this for transport to San Francisco
Trees and lumber
She played the girlfriend of the Sundance Kid in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"
Katharine Ross
She attended Ross School and Branson and is the wife of a well known California Politician
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Three Bear Hut was built by this "New Deal" group in the early Thirties
Civilian Conservation Corps
This Marin County City/Town was the last to incorporate 1964.
Tiburon
The year that Ross voted to consolidate with Ross Valley Fire Department, joining San Anselmo, Fairfax, and Sleepy Hollow.
2012
This brand of dog food from the '50's and '60's was "dog-gone good"
Dr. Ross